Obra/Artifact is the graduate literary journal for Stetson University’s MFA of the Americas. We are a semiannual journal seeking to publish a diverse set of poetry and prose in May and October of each year. We seek work that pushes the limit on genre and form. Send your experimental work our way!

*Please submit in Microsoft Compatible formats*

We also publish literary postcards that go along with each issue.

O/A Blog publishes essays that focus on process and craft along with interviews with writers and artists.

We are looking for for fresh translations of prose and poetry. If you have a new take on translation, be it digitally mediated, performance based, or shifting between media, we want to see your work. Translations of experimental works by writers across the Americas is highly desired.

Translation, in our sense, does not have to be from one langauge to another. We welcome all versions of translation - from the purposefully incorrect (while done with respect), and translations that take into account the world around the translated piece as well!

Prose includes fiction, nonfiction, and all the gray areas in between. We accept prose works up to 6,000 words.

Artifacts (minibooks, flipbooks, ect) are published twice a year. Selections for Artifacts are made from the works published in the PDF (online) issues.

Due to space considerations, only prose pieces under 500 words can be considered for print as Artifact postcards. Prose between 500 and 6,000 words will be considered for PDF publication only.

Formatting: Please follow these guidelines to format your manuscript. Only Times New Roman (12 pt) and Courier New (11 pt) black fonts will be read. Remember to double space your work. File must be Microsoft Word compatible.

Files: Name your submission file with your surname and the piece’s title, like this: Surname_Submission Title.docx. Only docx and rtf files are accepted.

Cover Letter: Please include a word count for your piece and an author bio of no more than three sentences written in the third person.

Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you withdraw your submission promptly if it is chosen for publication elsewhere.

Give us bold, give us subtle, give us torn up and taped together. We are especially partial to mixed media, digital collages, and video work. We love interactive work, work that pushes boundaries and the limits of creativity.

If you would like your work to be featured on an Artifact postcard, please be prepared to create a still in postcard size, 4 in. X 6 in. New artifacts such as flip books will also be coming soon!